The things I do for love, Tyrone Ferguson thought to himself as he marched into the Rexall pharmacy located inside the Billings Bridge Mall and asked the skinny, pale woman behind the counter where he might find some Cotex, his Saudi Arabian girlfriend Amina Alzahrani's favorite tampon brand. The woman smiled knowingly, and pointed to one of the store's vast...
As Salam Alaikum, dear readers. My name is Amina Alzahrani and I'm a young Saudi Arabian woman living in the City of Ottawa, Ontario. My boyfriend Tyrone Ferguson hails from the City of Buffalo, New York, and we're living proof that opposites truly do attract. We met at the Galleria Mall in Buffalo almost two years ago, and we reunited at Billings Bridge Mal...
When you have an unusual problem, you must be prepared to seek unusual solutions. My name is Halima Abdirahman and I'm a thirty-three-year-old Somali Canadian Muslim woman living in the City of Gatineau, Quebec. The other day at Masjid during the Jummah evening prayers, something unfortunate happened. I was in the sisters corner, praying to the Maker of All...
Having logged in, you get to the biggest question of all - who are you going to play? It's not like this is a big deal. You can just create your character and be on your way.What's next? Danny Hopkins - Dude with a sister Lydia Onava - Widow waking up in an unknown place Claude Rogers - On his way to visit his Aunt Henry Wells - Protesting H20 What's next...
As Salam Alaikum, dear reader. My name is Yasmin Hussein, and I'm a young woman of Somali descent living in the City of Ottawa, Ontario. I attend Algonquin College, where I study accounting and I live in the east end with my boyfriend Steve Salomon. The big and tall young Haitian guy stole my heart a long time ago. I love this man something fierce and I woul...
I swear, if you wear the Hijab on your damn head, you should get ready to have bozos make all kinds of assumptions about you based on that simple fact. Trust me, I would know. It's something I've dealt with my entire life. Such is the fate of observant Muslim ladies living in Western society. My name is Yasmin Rahman, and I'm a young woman living in the City...
The first time Calvin Jones laid eyes on Salma Hussein, the Texas-born African-American student felt a shudder of desire run through him. Truth be told, he didn't think much of metropolitan Montreal, Quebec, until he met...her. Salma Hussein, the daughter of Saudi-Canadian immigrants. Her father, Ali Hussein was a wealthy shipping magnate and also a prominen...
The things a man does when he's bored, man. Honestly, I'm not proud of what I've done. My name is Abdirashid "Rashid" Yussuf. I was born in the City of Toronto, Ontario, to a Somali immigrant father and Hispanic mother from the Republic of Colombia. My parents, Ali Yussuf and Ramona Ramirez got divorced in the third summer of my life. No, I'm not going to go...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a mysterious nation, and it is shrouded in tradition and mystery. Even by Islamic standards, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is quite strict. It's known as the place ruled by strict Sharia Law, where women cannot drive, and people get their hands cut off for stealing. According to the West, that's the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a v...
"Mr. Gordon, if you don't come back to the clinic for your follow-up, the immigration medical results won't be submitted to C.I.C. and your case won't proceed," said the receptionist, a red-haired, chubby young white woman with a cold, super-fake smile. I stood in front of the receptionist desk inside Grandview Medical Center, the medical testing facility lo...